Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-09-09
CITY COUNCIL.
A MEETING FULL OF INTEREST
ING BUSINESS.

ING BUSlNEOS.
| INCREASE OF SALARIES PROPOSED
STREET RAILWAY PROPOSITIONs-THE
NEW SCHOOL BUIIDING-THE TINKER
CHURCH NATIONAL AssEMBLY-RELIG-
IOUs SERVICES AT THE OPERA HOUSE
JUDGE SMITHS DECREE sADDLING
THE COMMONWEALTH ATToRNEY's
| SALARY ON THE CITY NOT OBLIGATO-
| RY ON THAT BODY.
! &C., &C., &C.
The City Council held it's regular meet
ing last Tuesday night, President Ober
dorfer in the chair, and MessIs. Bargamin,
Bell. Berkeley, Butts, Craig, Crowle.
Mcmahon, McQuaide, Summerson, Tams,
and Teabo-a full board.
APPLICATION FOR INCREASE OF
SALARY.
The Finance Committee, through Mr..
Tams its chairman, reported the petition
of I. J. Crowder, Commissioner of the
Revenue, for an increase Of salary, with
out recommendation, but with some
remarks. They held that the policy Of
increasing the salaries of city officers
during their term was bad in it's tendency,
except in cases where additional labor had
been put on them. The report was unani-
nous.
Mr.. Tams in presenting it said he be-
| lieyed Mr.. Crowder had added to the
revenue of the city more than any former
Commissioner had done, but in doing
this he had done no more than the duties
of his office required, and an officers salary
could not be increased merely because he
was dong his duty better than some one
who had filed it before him. The Finance
Committee had On a former occasion rec
, commended the raising of Treasurer
Hoge's salary. but that was on account
of additional labor put on him-the keep
ms of the books by double entry-doing
| which necessitated his having an assistant.
Mr.. McQaaids believed that Mr.. Crow
der was as much entitled to raise as
Mr.. Hoge. and moved that the council do
not concur in the views of the committees
report. His motion was adopted by the
following vote:
Aues-Messrs. Bargamin, Craig, Nc
Quaide, Summerson, Oberdorfer and
Teabo.
Noes-Messrs. Berkeley, Bell, Butts,
Crowle and Tams.
Mr.. McMahon was not present at this
vote.
WATER.
The Water Committee reported advers-
ly to the petitions Of A. 6. Keller, s. E.
Miller, Geo. L. Smith, and John Swartz.
Adopted.
COMMERCIAL ELECTRIC LIGHT.
Mr.. Bargamin offered resolution in
structing the Electric Light Committee
to ascertain what number of commercial
lights can be sold by the city, the cost Of
supply ing them, and all other information
bearing on the starting Of a commercial
light system by the city, and report to the
Council. Adopted.
WHERE THE GARBAGE MUST GO.
Mr.. Crowle, Chairman of the Street
Committee, offered resolution request
| ing the Health Committee and Board of
Health to designate place where the city
! sweepings and garbage could be dumped
/ without injury to the health of the vicini-
| ty. Adopted.
STREET RAILWAY PROPOSITIONS.
Two communications looking to the
| building of street railway in Stanton
were received. They are published in
another part of the paper in full
Nv Rall nuGH fo both nrOnOCifiDOo
be laid on the table and the Clerk of the
Council be instructed to communicate to
Mr.. J. Thompson Brown the action of the
| Council in order that that gentleman
might send to Stanton as proposed in
his communication.
A motion was offered as substitute for
MI. Bells, that both communications be
referred to the Street Committee and that
committee be instructed to communicate
with Mr.. Brown. The substitute was a.
dopted.
THE NEW SCHOOL BUILDING.
Mr.. Tams submitted the contract with
B. T. Bagby for the building Of the Main
street school house, for the approval OF
the Council. It was approved. The FL
nance Committee was authorized to pay
Mr.. Bagby by instruments as the work
progressed, as the contract provided for
until the whole amount, $l1 600 was paid.
and the building completed. the COM
| mlttee was authorized to issue $4,000 of
per cent. bonds. 20 years TO run. to meet
all the outlay for the school building. The
contract calls for the completion of the
| building by Jan. LIST, next, or penalty OF
SIS per day for every days delay beyond
| that date.
The bid of B. j. Arnall of Stanton, to
put in the school building Gorton heater
and pipes, which with the outside tber-
mometer below zero would keep the tenn
perature inside the buiidIng at 100. for the
sum of $1,000. was accepted.
THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF THE
{ TUNKER CHURCH.
Mr.. Craig presented a petition signed by
a large number Of citizens requesting the
| Council to extend an official invitation to
the National Assembly of the German
Baptist church (TuDker) to hold its meet
ing here in 1889, the petitioners giving the
assurance that the Fair Grounds could be
secured for tie erection of the Tabernacle,
&C., free of charge. The Council adopted
a resolution cordially inviting the Assem-
bly, to meet here. and directing the clerk
to communicate its adoption to the Com
mittee of that church which meets at
Harrisonburg Sept. 10Th, next.
| SCHOOL FOR COLORED CHILDREN.
MI Craig offered resolution instruct
ing the School Committee to select a suit
able lot in central portion Of the city for
the erection Of school for colored chill
/ dren, aud to report the selection and the